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单词 forgiveness
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Definition of forgiveness in English:

forgiveness

noun fəˈɡɪvnɪsˌfərˈɡɪvnəs
mass noun
  • The action or process of forgiving or being forgiven.

    she is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Funny how we really learn to forgive when we need forgiveness ourselves.
    • Each moment is hell and my only salvation stems from the mercy of your forgiveness!
    • On balance, I think I would have to come down on the side of mercy and forgiveness.
    • In what ways is your perspective about sin and forgiveness being challenged?
    • It's the teacher who teaches you how to live a life of tolerance, forgiveness and so on.
    • I begged him for forgiveness of all my sins, and through Jesus I was pardoned.
    • I now repent of all that is past and ask for your forgiveness for all my sins.
    • Yet the atoning death of Jesus is the only basis on which man can claim forgiveness of sins.
    • It is a sign of grace, both a confession of sin and a penance by which forgiveness may be obtained.
    • When we sin we are to confess that sin, obtaining both forgiveness and cleansing.
    • Therefore, we must turn around, change direction, and come to God for mercy and forgiveness.
    • We need to create a culture of tolerance and forgiveness and join hands together as one nation.
    • I tried to explain that I was making art, but there was absolutely no forgiveness.
    • I said all my prayers and asked for God's forgiveness for my sins and lunged forward.
    • Christianity is a liberating religion, and forgiveness of sins is a liberating experience.
    • Instead of just asking me for forgiveness, stop committing sins and do good.
    • Redemption and forgiveness of sins is through the direct agency of his shed blood.
    • This is as it should be in a season of forgiveness, of rediscovering tolerance and joy.
    • People commit wrong actions, for which they require forgiveness or acquittal.
    • We need to cast ourselves upon God's mercy and seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
    Synonyms
    pardon, absolution, exoneration, remission, dispensation, indulgence, understanding, tolerance, purgation, clemency, mercy, pity, lenience, leniency, quarter
    reprieve, discharge, amnesty, delivery, acquittal, clearing, pardoning, condoning, condonation, vindication, exculpation
    informal let-off, letting off
    archaic shrift, shriving

Origin

Old English forgiefenes, from forgiefen (past participle of forgiefan 'forgive') + the noun suffix -nes.

 
 

Definition of forgiveness in US English:

forgiveness

nounˌfərˈɡɪvnəsˌfərˈɡivnəs
  • The action or process of forgiving or being forgiven.

    she is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We need to create a culture of tolerance and forgiveness and join hands together as one nation.
    • In what ways is your perspective about sin and forgiveness being challenged?
    • Christianity is a liberating religion, and forgiveness of sins is a liberating experience.
    • I now repent of all that is past and ask for your forgiveness for all my sins.
    • People commit wrong actions, for which they require forgiveness or acquittal.
    • Instead of just asking me for forgiveness, stop committing sins and do good.
    • Yet the atoning death of Jesus is the only basis on which man can claim forgiveness of sins.
    • This is as it should be in a season of forgiveness, of rediscovering tolerance and joy.
    • When we sin we are to confess that sin, obtaining both forgiveness and cleansing.
    • I tried to explain that I was making art, but there was absolutely no forgiveness.
    • Therefore, we must turn around, change direction, and come to God for mercy and forgiveness.
    • Funny how we really learn to forgive when we need forgiveness ourselves.
    • Redemption and forgiveness of sins is through the direct agency of his shed blood.
    • I begged him for forgiveness of all my sins, and through Jesus I was pardoned.
    • It's the teacher who teaches you how to live a life of tolerance, forgiveness and so on.
    • Each moment is hell and my only salvation stems from the mercy of your forgiveness!
    • I said all my prayers and asked for God's forgiveness for my sins and lunged forward.
    • It is a sign of grace, both a confession of sin and a penance by which forgiveness may be obtained.
    • We need to cast ourselves upon God's mercy and seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
    • On balance, I think I would have to come down on the side of mercy and forgiveness.
    Synonyms
    pardon, absolution, exoneration, remission, dispensation, indulgence, understanding, tolerance, purgation, clemency, mercy, pity, lenience, leniency, quarter

Origin

Old English forgiefenes, from forgiefen (past participle of forgiefan ‘forgive’) + the noun suffix -nes.

 
 
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